(2017 Apr 29 18:06)Surtr Kvlt Wrote: >not knowing Trump is a charlatan bullshit merchant before he was even elected

Being betrayed by Drumpf again and again after buying into the "he is a genuine underdog" meme feels like finding out that there is no Nigerian prince who will transfer you 30% of his 350 million dollar inheritance after all. Good on you that you didn't get invested into this. Well, at least the meme war was very entertaining, I can take that away.

By the way, it turned out that the "You Can't Stump the Trump" videos were made by a Russian Stalinist, kek. He is off the Trump train as well now.

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